Winter Farmers Market

January 9, 2011 · 10:30 AM

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Countryside Church UU and Faith in Place, an interfaith environmental organization, will host a Winters Farmers Market offering small, local farm producers an opportunity to extend their income while providing consumers the change to buy local, fresh, and organic produce and products beyond the Midwestern Growing Season. Locally grown or produced products for sale will include cheese, grass-fed meat and free range poultry, soap, syrup, honey, wool, raw fibers, vinegars, dried fruits, milled flours, sauces and salsas, preserves, cider, fresh produce as available and much more. The public is invited to shop their heart's content or enjoy coffee or tea and a snack from the local suppliers. "Supporting local, sustainable food and the people who grow it is an important part of the environmental focus of Countryside Church," says Gail Wisniewski, co-chair of the Countryside's Green Sanctuary Committee. Additionally the church offers garden space to members who would like to grow their own food, regularly donates fresh produce to the local food pantry and teach its members and youth about the ethics surrounding our food choices. A percentage of proceeds go to an Illinois Farmer Crisis Fund that offers monetary gifts to farmers in crisis due to illness or unexpected expenses. There will also be the Countryside Church Cookbooks for sale with lots of great vegetarian and vegan recipes. Hope to see everyone out for this fun event.

We're about:

Would you like to explore, discover, learn about metaphysics, spirituality, alternative healing modalities and much more.

Are you interested in topics for the body, mind and spirit?

Then the JOURNEY INWARD GROUP is for you!!

Please join us on the 3rd or the 4th Wednesday of each month for the Journey Inward Group. We meet here at Countryside either in room 6 or in Atherton Halldepending on the event. Come explore with us!!!!

Journey Inward Meetup Group is part of the CCUU (Countryside Church Unitarian Universalist) Study Ministry. This Ministry focuses on Body, Mind and Spirit.

The mission of Study Ministry is to create opportunities for the congregation and community to engage in meaningful lifespan learning experiences and to nurture, challenge and inspire people on their journey of personal development and spiritual growth.

We will have something for everyone at each meetup.

From time to time we will post announcements shared with other meetup groups. Please support the other groups when making RSVPs for events.

Please send us detailed information about your meetup and we will review the material to see if it fits within our group. We do not allow anyone to just post meetups to prevent advertising without permission. If you are a meetup organizer then you understand why we take these precautions.

If would like to be a presenter, please send us an email on what you would like to discuss so we can put it in review. We do a banner share for 4 month for anyone who is a presenter. Our way of saying thank you for supporting and contributing to the group.

If you would like to be a sponsor, please send us your information along with $24 for the year. This helps us with meetup fees. You banner will be listed for 1 year. That's advertising for $2 a month to reach out members.

Also, Drum circle? What is a drum circle?

Its free style community drumming in a low key, loving, peaceful, welcoming environment.

NO DRUMMING EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY !!!

The only prerequisite is to come and have fun.

Please bring your drums, rattles, didgeridoo and other instruments to join in on the jam, if you don’t have your own we will have some limited hand percussion available to share. The is an adult drum circle but teenagers are welcome. Dancing and chanting is encouraged.

If you have any questions, please email us by clicking on contact on the left side of the window.

Fee: Whatever you are comfortable donating to help keep the group running on the meetup. No one will be turned away for not donating, but donations are much appreciated to keep the group going with administrative fees.

Let the drumming begin!

We look forward to learning and making the "journey inward" with everyone.